Suspended Boston officer apologizes for using slur in e-mail about Henry Louis Gates arrest

BOSTON — A suspended Boston police officer apologized for using a racial slur to describe black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. in an e-mail, saying he made a poor choice of words, didn’t mean to offend anyone and isn’t racist.

Boston officer suspended for slur against black Harvard scholar; NYC aide resigns for comments

BOSTON — A Boston police officer was suspended Wednesday for allegedly using a racial slur to describe black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., and a New York City government aide resigned after posting Facebook comments about the scholar’s controversial arrest.

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